New Audi RS7 vs San Francisco!

The Audi RS7 is back, with an extra helping of ‘Performance’!
Though you’ll have to be seriously eagle-eyed to spot any visual changes, the real story of this new super saloon lies under the bonnet. With a couple of tweaks to the turbochargers, the RS7 Performance gains 30hp and 50Nm for a total of 630hp and 850Nm.
As a result, the claimed 0-60mph figure drops to 3.4 seconds with top speed electronically capped at 189mph. Some tweaks have been made to the chassis to make the most of that additional power, namely some weight savings in the form of reduced sound deadening and the standard inclusion of rear-wheel steering.
Inside, you’re met with a familiar interior - albeit with some new stitching options and a little more technology as standard.
All this extra goodness comes at a price though, with the Audi RS7 Performance starting at £116,545. That’s almost £20,000 more than before!
Is it worth the extra cost? Stick with Mat and find out…
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[@zak__21]

Since 2017, the RS7 imo has been one of the most beautiful production cars. It's just gorgeous to look at

[@purwantiallan5089]

The Audi RS7 along with LeMans Quattro, Audi R8 and R35GTR are definitely some of the most gorgeous cars indeed.

[@CutTheKam]

i think the f90 m5 looks better tbh

[@Mlaadi]

even before 2017. for me it was always the best looking audi

[@defyyourlogic487]

Boring af

[@Rassy_]

Mercedes = AMG GT BMW = M8 Coupe

[@LukeTheNukeRC]

That handling on that twisty brick road was insane, crazy how fast Mat could go!

[@awildmal6944]

💀💀💀

[@jerga2002]

As much overtaking as F1 actually

[@awildmal6944]

@@jerga2002he went past 15 bugatti bolides in 3 seconds 😯

[@durrypompe3850]

😂😂😂

[@kovy689]

You know what else is insane? The homelessness in that city.

[@SybrenTanis]

If you want to test it in san Fransisco you might want to check out the alarm system as well

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

Alarm system?... You need a pistol holster under the seat while driving a posh car in SF.

[@brandonmiranda5948]

Fr

[@Velvet_Cor]

To be honest, the RS7 Is scary quick, and also a limousine at the same time, which is why its my favourite car from audi.

[@ravenks1sr15]

Best of both worlds man. Love the RS7 and kudos to any owner of any RS model really. Let alone tunability and modding. RS5 owner here :)

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@ravenks1sr15wish we can engine swapped the Pennzoil Nismo R34GT-R into this RS7...

[@Velvet_Cor]

@@ravenks1sr15 So true. The RS5 is quick as shit too, Quattro AWD for the W.

[@lonewolf1300]

@@purwantiallan5089 better not ruin a car with engine swaps. this car alone has a lot of potential.

[@Winter_Wyvern1]

I'd put golden braking calipers.

[@harshitsahu554]

Absolutely love the RS7, it isn't very socially famous but an absolute amazing car.

[@smokwawelski7235]

The rear is so ugly that it may be better. In the basic A7 has a front drive, which in this class of cars is absurd. You can feel that Audi has a lot in common with Volkswagen

[@czesaw597]

@@smokwawelski7235 Not surprisingly, Audi is VW's own. Most Audi models are VW a slightly different looking version of VW.

[@realkingtv7885]

VW and Audi are garbage

[@Moh-cs5ck]

​@@smokwawelski7235the rear is the most beautiful feature of the car what are you on about😂

[@smokwawelski7235]

@@Moh-cs5ck The back of this audi is so disgusting that you can 🤮🤮🤮

[@abderrahmaneboucahreb1229]

The RS7 is really underrated

[@theweeknd2725]

Yeah I like its saloon long style more than the RS6, looks wise RS7 looks really nice even though thats more practical.

[@xappgametvx]

It's not really. Its hella expensive, even 1st gen. Usually F10 M5 and E63 are less expensive too

[@ms.eflevoland687]

It is pretty af but it’s competitors are faster and sometimes even cheaper and more fun

[@Altamashkhan7545]

Yeah i had one,it was faster than many supercars❤

[@lesego2933]

@@xappgametvxthose aren’t the same class as this although faster, This is in the class of M8 and AMG GT

[@jordanj9069]

If you fast forward 10 seconds after the “buy, sell, car-“ it skips straight to Mat saying ‘Wow’ 😂😂😂 Pretty wild if it’s a coincidence

[@drillovertaker]

Lol 🤣🤣

[@reemobrooklyn3557]

Man I love Audi!!! Had 3 of them so far, and my 4th will be the RS7. Absolute beast.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Audi RS7 has 420bhp in my opinion.

[@AbdussalamMisbahudeen]

@@purwantiallan5089 wut?

[@defyyourlogic487]

@@purwantiallan5089no I’d say 390 to the rear crank max, remember the penis gobblers AND Dahmer.

[@ryanharb4075]

@@purwantiallan5089 hp is not opinion based you must be stupid to think your opinion is relevant when it comes to hp figures

[@bloosabina]

@@purwantiallan5089 cars specs are facts not opinions xD

[@okithdesilva129]

The Audi RS7 is one of the coolest and most futuristic looking Audi car ever!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. Along with Impreza 22B STi that is.

[@bayestraat]

Nah mate. Keep your hondas and supras far, far away from this one

[@johnmosesdas5837]

8:06 that’s the smoothest transition I’ve in carwow, good job editors

[@reginaldhenry3688]

Hey Matt the next time you're in San Francisco, think about taking the Pacific Coast Highway to the Redwood National Park it's a long drive almost to the border with Oregon but the roads are fantastic and you can see some of the oldest trees in the world. The performance looks like an awesome car and the drive would put its handling, and braking prowess to the test.

[@BryanW916]

Skyline blvd down in the Santa Cruz mountains is fun too. Only 40 min drive.

[@reginaldhenry3688]

@@BryanW916 You're right and not as far as my suggestion, I was born in Woodside Ca. My parents moved to New York when I was eight so I didn't grow up out there most of my family still live in Northern California so I come back for visits that's how I know about the State.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@BryanW916yes. And even 27mins into the Brooklyn.

[@_A-A_]

I came here to say this! Some of the worlds best driving roads are within an hour of San Francisco and Mat avoided them all while mocking the boring city streets he drove on. Highway 9, 17, 35 (Skyline Blvd), 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) heck even 280 is a fun drive. There are endless fun mountain roads in the area.

[@reginaldhenry3688]

@@_A-A_ You're right, he acted like a tourist you would think he would do some research before coming here. Most of these car companies load the GPS with routes to showcase their cars in the best light. Matt your drag racing videos are boring do something else.

[@glenmason3474]

RS7 design is amazing, always been under rated !

[@lawetapotrzebnaodzaraz8383]

looks 🤮

[@sickbozzer]

@@lawetapotrzebnaodzaraz8383 Alfa Romeo Tonale 🤮

[@Capt.Crack420]

​@@sickbozzerFacts

[@Heellp]

​@@lawetapotrzebnaodzaraz8383 Alfa = workshop

[@starshipdriver8536]

Tesla Model S looks better.

[@enviro_400_life]

I think the Audi RS7 performance can be very interesting especially because the ecu tune is so easy to go +700hp stock

[@questionyourself718]

unfortunately stock the car is still slower than a M5 Comp.

[@lawetapotrzebnaodzaraz8383]

I'm afraid that even then it will be boring, after all, it's an Audi.🙃

[@sancho2112]

Almost every new german car goes 700+ with Ecu tune look at the new M3 with only 510ho can reach easiky 700ho with only a tune

[@CreatorViruZ]

@@sancho2112i think AutoTopNL managed a 2.6 seconds from 0-60 in a 750hp M3. German cars are fucking ridiculous

[@graemecollie9233]

If it's anything like the C7 RS7 the bhp figure you will get from an ECU tune will be identical whether you have a standard or a performance version of the RS7. So unless you love the blue stitching, blue raw carbon, alcantara trim inserts and the forged wheels, save yourself £20k, buy the normal version and tune it. Assuming the normal one is still available, I understand in certain markets it has been withdrawn and performance edition is all you can get.

[@themaster-5209]

Awesome car, especially love the paint and the rims. The RS7 will always have a special place in my heart

[@grgr6720]

Who wanted Mat to launch the RS7 down that hill...?

[@okithdesilva129]

The new Audi RS7 Performance have a super cool and sporty design with an amazing 630hp and 850Nm of torque from a lovely turbocharged engine!

[@rasherbasher8203]

You're just repeating what mat says😂😂 YOU ARE A 100% A BOT

[@Presto_001]

Great to see Mat and carwow now shooting videos all over the globe. The golden gate bridge is a piece of art just like that Audi RS7 in that colour too.

[@Kronos0999]

Lol, San Fran? I wonder how much armed security the team went with

[@kreush7329]

Great but the video was kinda pointless

[@JustinTime-pw9oy]

Brilliant Matt. Getting to drive a new Audi RS7 Performance for free and tour San Francisco and probably writing it off as a business expense to do this review is next level genius. I envy you!

[@yadavchirag]

What a good looking car it is and easily tuneable also, just absolutely stunning back 😚🇩🇪

[@imrebaksa7316]

Man the edits on this video is something else. Really good job to the editor, nice work.

[@donghyeok923]

That paintwork absolutely lovely. It looks like wrapped but may not and quality is sooo great

[@purwantiallan5089]

Wish the RS7 painted black.

[@geoffreybotha1994]

it's the passion for me... Flies all the way just to give us this review, complete legend

[@abhish69]

Absolutely love this car. One of my favourite Audis.

[@okithdesilva129]

Mat thank you so much for this insane video!

[@horrorios6783]

My dad recently bought on of these RS7 and driving it is truly magnificent even in the passenger seats omgggg😍😍😍

[@chartreux1532]

Love the Individual Car Reviews! You should drive it here in Germany on the Autobahn but i'm glad you got invited to test it in San Franciso, even if you got Limits there, still great looking Environment! I just saw one of these 2 Days ago here on the Autobahn with Dealership Plates and It not only sounded better than i expected and was passing me effortless while i was driving 200km/h (120mph) so the Driver drove probably 220-230km/h (136mph-142mph) Prost & Cheers from Frankfurt, Germany

[@purwantiallan5089]

Eh, wish we also could see Mat reviewed the Caterham 7 Fireblade.

[@jardc5]

Nice to see you here in Cali, Matt. I'm 1.5 hours north. Hope you had a good time. 👍

[@vindevhunta4905]

One of the best looking cars out there today.....

[@NaughtySamurai]

That is one gorgeous looking car and even more gorgeous looking set of production wheels ❤

[@alexanderkritsek]

Gotta Love your video edit team Mat, they make ALL your videos way cooler !!! cheers and big bow to those silent heroes working in the background +++

[@M7_Saffar]

1:15 The memory in this road I miss drifting in driver

[@Nate00774]

This video echoes "innovation". A new approach by Matt to reviewing cars, innovative takes such as the gradient tests, interior review while on the move and visiting popular places in San Francisco while doing so...pretty clever Carwow, retains your audience and keeps them captivated by your innovation 😊

[@arthimmig]

We have some world class driving roads in the Bay Area. Shame Audi PR didn’t point Mat and Co. in the right direction.

[@VisionCityMayor]

I was there just last week and you’re lucky to get such nice weather to test it in. when I was there, it was cloudy all day😭

[@PYCCKNN86]

filming in broad daylight and generally not venturing too far into the city was a wise choice, lol.

[@user-tm6bg3zu6c]

That's a crazy car for sure 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kreamo225]

As someone who lives in San Francisco you guys really missed out on some amazing scenic twisty roads to film on and test the car. What’s sad is you guys were not too far away from them either but probably just didn’t know where to go.

[@Scottopotomustard]

Yeah and he didn't curb the wheels! :D

[@clintt883]

​@@Scottopotomustardsir you are speaking fact's but it was touch and go my heart nearly burst of my chest

[@lpis150]

U mean oukland?

[@jasonholtkamp6483]

I had the exact same thoughts. I live in marina district and am 15 mins from some epic driving roads in Marin. I’m lucky enough to have a corvette c8 and rip through the canyons all the time. You just gotta know where to go!

[@theroadahead415]

Lol!! Awesome review. Love the crooked street part. That’s like 3 minutes from my house. You’re a legend

[@user-ur7rh2gv3u]

Absolutely great Car & technology!! Awesome design and custom choice with Audi exclusive. Only one precision the interior is not Alcantara material but another microfiber. You can find it in the configurator.

[@manoszervas9613]

Rs7 is on another level 🔥

[@da_meme_guy_2010]

1:43 There was a Lamborghini In the distance 😂 😂 Or an F1 Car 😆 😆

[@kasio22B]

Glad you guys made it out without any incidents... For the steepest street, have you tried/experienced 22nd Street before Church Street?

[@bobdrago69657]

Cool car. My old stomping grounds! Glad you were able to test in my backyard.

[@blademanx]

Used to be a nice tourist spot. Its a bit monkey dust and fentanyl now! The RS7 gives enough power to escape the madness.

[@BentleyBohemian_96]

From south africa. When I think of San Francisco all I think about is from the 80s hiv stds gays and fucking drugs

[@Kaipeternicolas]

Props to our to the editor and cameraman for being able to shoot this without any homeless people in any of the shots 👍

[@stanlee3619]

If you wanted to be included in the video, you should have told them in advance.

[@Kaipeternicolas]

@@stanlee3619 awww did I hurt a SFO local who's also a Newsom voter? 😅🤣

[@stanlee3619]

@@Kaipeternicolas No, I could just tell you were uneducated and possibly homeless. Did I hit too close to home? Did you get triggered?

[@ReversedTracks]

if you skip forward for 10 seconds right when the intro says car, the next thing u hear is matt yelling wow 🤣

[@grisa12345]

This is gold and truly illustrates what it’s like to live with a sports car. This is why I’ve shifted a bit more towards 4x4s. At least in Colorado I can use my 4x4 to its full potential.

[@hannesgames]

I expected broken windows when I read "vs. San Francisco"

[@roywhiteo5]

Human feces in the tread minimum.

[@SterlingSigurdsen]

I am with Matt, RS6 all day long. And a few tweaks to the ECU, and now you have an 800 plus BHP beast.

[@ryanharb4075]

idk i like the body of the rs7 more im not a big fan of the station wagon look

[@darqangelle5478]

Driving across the Golden Gate bridge; Matt: "this is EPIC!" Bay Area residents: "this is my daily commute..."

[@roywhiteo5]

At least Live105 is back on

[@u37285]

@carwow, FYI If you park in SF on a "hill street", you have to turn the front wheels to make an angle with the street. In case parking brake fails, the car will not "stampede" downhill but the front wheels will be blocked by walk path curb.

[@sulimanshahzad5833]

Mat literally compared a whole city with a car ❤😂 only Mat could do this.

[@Iranmehr79]

For the first time .... I am the first to right a comment and I wanted to thank you CARWOW.. for all that they have done for us and provided us with all the information about cars.. thank you for your great work.... LOVE THE RS7 by the way.....

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

You're the first to spell write as right.

[@Iranmehr79]

@@Nickbaldeagle02 🤪😂

[@JuulOrDie]

Blistering speeds on those turns and the sound FX had me dying

[@Shawn-ik6dr]

I've driven Lombard St. in my '16 Tundra. Admittedly, you don't get to drive at any noticeable speed, but the smile never leaves your face.

[@Bahle_Gaji]

Mat is just vibes man. Shot for another good one featuring a car I’ll never get let alone afford 😂

[@Gasser24769]

Ino man 😢

[@okithdesilva129]

Carwow reviews, drag races and videos are always cool and fun because Mat is in all Carwow videos!

[@Kaipeternicolas]

The exterior shots on Lombard street with the F1 sfx are probably the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in a car review 😂

[@Koachise]

Welcome to the Bay Area Matt and CarWow Glad to have you!

[@stevennazar2102]

Would have been good to see a brake comparison at 25mph,uphill, downhill and on the flat,just to see how gravity affects braking performance!

[@JeremyToh]

Brave man driving around in San Francisco. Lucky your camera equipment never got robbed

[@samspade8830]

Ha! True! San Francisco is a mess!

[@bscs2706]

@@samspade8830fr sf gets spunky you can’t park a nice car with no tint in the city or it’ll get bipped

[@ArthurCavini]

I though you were going to test how long it would take until someone would smash the car window to steal your stuff, lol. Gotta love that SF quality of life.

[@quick2mack74]

San Francisco isn’t that bad. Especially in broad daylight.

[@krishnachaudhary-fd6bf]

Sir this car is one of my dreams cars but love the way you cover this car reviews ❤❤

[@fahadabbas2100]

I don't know about you all but that car especially in that colour looks damn amazing

[@Does_it_come_in_black]

My buddy has an 18’ RS7 basically stock with the optional exhaust and all I can say is holy hell it will dust anything off the line was easy eating hell cats & vettes imma fan man

[@Solstare]

Gets smoked by the m8 CS and the AMG GT63s

[@domari0nolo]

Is it a limo? 18' is huge.

[@MSimeon31585]

Long time car wow subscriber here. Welcome to San Francisco Matt! Just make sure you park that thing in a garage. Don’t want to get bipped out here!

[@SketchyTrackmaker]

That’s some time for Mat to use his magic of getting in the back seats

[@paddle_shift]

Of all the car tests that CarWow has ever done, this was one of them.

[@yissibiiyte]

Best looking 4-door car in my opinion

[@khairunshahnazmohdkhalil4453]

Wow .. amazing speed. Totally impressed with the car.

[@clubsobri]

Dude. You were 30 miles from Napa, with great twsty roads. Who was your guide? You should have called me! Haha :)

[@neom777]

05:30= An excellent/FANTASTIC test in which we can see how much resistance the new Audi has given the parameters: = wheel/tire width and = weight of the car, which is increased due to the slope!!! The aerodynamics of the car are fantastic!

[@purplepandaguy9887]

I think the RS7 is sexy Looking If I had the money and was in the market for a sporty car it’d definitely be a contender

[@BiteSizedEdits]

You have a really good video editor. Good job editor.

[@IamVengeance1109]

That bonet opening edit is dope 🔥 Editor deserve raises.

[@CharlesWen]

I was surprised Mat successfully saved the beautiful RS7's windows in SF ......

[@quick2mack74]

People don’t just go around bashing random car windows in San Francisco in broad daylight lol.

[@MrWoezoe]

Absolutely gorgeous colour on that, and I love the blue brake calipers, but I strongly prefer the design of the last generation RS6 and RS7. The new ones just don't look that good to me.

[@brianisimo76]

Welcome to the neighborhood, MW! Glad to see ya in town. If ya see a blue '02tii double clutching in the hills, say hey! Lowkey, it has to be an Avant if anything OOOO :)

[@abhinavpatti1460]

We need more Mat POVS. He’s an amazing vlogger

[@bassmasta9117]

Ahh San Francisco, one of the most abandoned cities in America.

[@Allen-gl4gr]

Rs7 vs San Francisco... I thought you were going to test it's anti-theft capabilities

[@quick2mack74]

SF isn’t that treacherous lol. Especially in broad daylight.

[@jerm_]

I work in Financial district of sf and drive a wrx sti, not once has it ever been broken into in the 5 years ive been here. Fox news really got people living their lives in paranoia afraid to live their life, sad really

[@navratilj]

thumbs up for stepping the watch game with the new IWC ingenieur 👍

[@RichCurtisDJ]

Good to see MW made it back to the UK in one piece. Hope all the crew weren’t shot too

[@Gustav.E]

San Francisco is a mess!! 😵‍💫

[@italianstallion399]

If you're testing in San Francisco, make sure to check the breaking force of the windows as you'll inevitably get robbed. Also, how do the seats deal with fecal matter? Does it wipe right off or smear? Finally, one can steal up to $900 of merchandise from a store in San Francisco without any real repercussions. How much merchandise can I fit in the trunk?

[@ebigford34]

you were >< this close to Sonoma Raceway (Infineon) which Audi has some stuff there, did you go off camera? Anyway, welcome to Nor-Cal

[@dindjarin6865]

What a car!!! And hey, Mat finally upgraded to a "real" watch, nice brand new IWC Ingenieur. Did anyone else notice? 😂

[@donaldjack5487]

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[@janechane7279]

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[@natashanice3513]

How come someone who is just starting out navigate the crypto space ? I don’t have the heart to see the bulk of my portfolio go from green to red.

[@alexmorris5360]

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[@natashanice3513]

@@alexmorris5360Impressive can you share more info?

[@alexmorris5360]

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[@raoulduke7844]

You were parked illegally on Bradford. You must turn your wheels all the way out before putting it in park. It’s a ticket-able offense.

[@anyahill6390]

True

[@adibafiq6945]

huh? why tho? sorry for asking, i just genuinely want to know why, because i dont live in the us

[@steinarhelgesen]

If your parking breaks the car will roll and cause accidents

[@hajialias8324]

​@@anyahill6390p

[@lalito1560]

Nobody cares about SF

[@gaycha6589]

Looks great in that satin blue paint and in that Cali light

[@theawesomeottermelon8850]

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed your time is San Francisco!

[@abrown4green]

Such a great vehicle. I do love my Audi

[@AsadKhan-kk8ms]

Mat in a blue shirt with a matte blue RS7 sounds like a match made in car heaven

[@emirr.2849]

The car looks so good , such a underrated car I think

[@street-club]

the perfect car)) realy interesting to see how quick is it compare`s to m5 cs (compet) panamera and e-class

[@christopherredhead4182]

9:26 mat calling this a hatchback while everyone on that one tiktok arguing its a sport or fastback is hilarious 😂 that all got caught by the marketing crap

[@westontaylor7061]

This has been my dream car for forever and still is 💙

[@lpmj2619]

UK roads are nice, a little tight tho...California 1, Matt. Beautiful road down to Monterey. Perfect for the Audi RS7.

[@MrDaishee]

i love good Video CUTS! At the Speed

[@firefighter43]

You should take that car or whatever car you are testing next over Mt Tam to Stinson Beach and make sure you drive the Ridge Road...Hope to see you up there!

[@firefighter43]

PS It is one of the greatest driving roads in CA.